Culture Spotlight On Mexico Jun 05, 2018 ... Tradition and regional pride propel cultural trends in Mexico.Mexican culture is being celebrated on an international scale lately, with its heritage, music, and films crossing borders. Meanwhile, young people's passion for music makes it a major market for streaming.Come On Stream: Mexico Leads With Music StreamingMexico City has become a dominant force in the music streaming world, particularly on Spotify. High-profile artists like Adele, Radiohead, Harry Styles, and Dua Lipa all have Mexico ...
Culture Spotlight On The UK Jun 04, 2018 ... Shires, was the first UK artist to win a CMA award.All That Jazz: A New Style Of Jazz Is EmergingA new jazz movement is bubbling up in the UK, characterized by diverse sounds and experimentation. Unlike the jazz of decades past, this wave is much younger in terms of both artists and fans; it's mostly comprised of musicians in their twenties and early thirties, who have risen up outside of major labels and concert halls thanks to community support. This approach, similar to the UK's now popular grime ...
Global Music Trends Jun 03, 2018 ... , from fashion to television to education. Hip-hop/rap music is the second most listened to genre of music among global youth, behind only pop/top 40, with 85% listening to it, and it is particularly popular in China, India, and Nigeria. According to Spotify’s global listening data, hip-hop was the fastest rising genre from 2016-2017, increasing in popularity by 74%. To that end, three of the top five most streamed artists—Drake, The Weeknd, and Kendrick Lamar—are figureheads of the hip ...
Global Digital Trends May 30, 2018 ... !, Magic Piano, AutoRap, and Guitar!—is increasing its global reach. The company received $54 million in a round of funding led by Chinese tech company Tencent. The partnership will help Smule expand its social music technology in Asia where music video apps are extremely popular.Kwai The Chinese social video app Kwai is taking off in South Korea due to its celebrity fanbase. Several Korean artists have used the app to post self-recorded lip sync videos to their social media. The app uses face ...
Global Analog Trends May 29, 2018 ... 2017 with the sale of 14.32 million albums, a 9% increase since 2016. That same year, Sony Music Entertainment, a label that had shuttered its vinyl production in 1989 after CDs took over the market, announced that it would once again press vinyl records. Young consumers’ desire for old school records catalyzed Sony’s decision to open a vinyl production factory in Tokyo. Sony has deals with chart-topping artists such as Beyoncé, Adele, and Daft Punk, whose music resonates globally.German ...
Global Art & Design Trends May 26, 2018 ... Art/design trends popping up around the world.Whether or not they consider themselves artists, art is a significant category of popular culture to young people: 80% of global youth say that art/design is important to their life. It is important to even more young people in Indonesia (93%), Turkey (90%), and Nigeria (90%). This appreciation for art is appearing in new ways, evolving outside of traditional museums to increasingly include Instagram museums, coffee cups, city streets, and even ...
BrandCon Mar 21, 2018 education marketing media & entertainment branding events ... micro-internship.All told, BrandCons are the next iteration of festivals that are specific to the ethos of a brand and promote education as much as they do entertainment. As this movement grows, we foresee consumers traveling to see their favorite brands and the people behind them IRL, just as they do to see their favorite artists at a music festival, media properties at a fan convention, and beauty gurus at experiences like BeautyCon. While brands may have an involvement with such types of events ...
Exertainment Mar 14, 2018 gaming health & wellness media & entertainment fitness movies music TV ... encourage people to be active nowadays; more and more, they will need to up the entertainment factor to immerse consumers in content.As interest in Exertainment grows, entertainment brands will need to think outside their category and give fans ways to be active around their content to stimulate them mentally, as well as physically in their pursuit of being productive and healthy. For instance, music labels could host themed runs to get fans inspired by their artists' new works, or even reimagine music ...
Personal Property Sep 18, 2017 community home décor rural suburban urban ... -the-shelf items than their predecessors, meaning brands should consider offering more customization options, as well as hosting more classes, workshops, and tutorials for people to learn skills and differentiate their furniture and give items a fresh, personalized life. Big brands may also want to partner with independent artists to create limited-supplies or even one-of-a-kind home items (see Brand Mentorships) that reflect their brands’ values and aesthetic. Even CPG brands need to rethink their ...
(Pas)Sport Mar 24, 2017 play travel local culture sports tourism vacation ... . Consider how young people will go to music festivals even if they don’t really love all the artists playing—Coachella and Glastonbury are the most obvious examples as the parties and fashion have become just as compelling of a reason to attend and check the event off one’s bucket list. Sporting events are similar as they increasingly offer something for everyone. In fact, for many, the journey to sporting events (e.g. road tripping with friends or taking the train with fellow fans) can be just as ...